the quote is a bastardized version of a zora neale hurstons quote from their eyes were watching god where she writes that black women are the mule of the world actual quote de nigger woman is de mule uh de world so fur as ah can see full context maybe its some place way off in de ocean where de black man is in power but we dont know nothin but what we see so de white man thrown down de load and tell de nigger man tuh pick it up he pick it up because he have to but he dont tote it he hand it to his womenfolks de nigger woman is de mule uh de world so fur as ah can see ad been prayin duh it tuh be different wid you lawd lawd lawd